amored Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Looking great! thanks! PS- nano-reefers from australia make me so jealous! whereabouts are you from? Link to comment
opaquelace Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 So nice! Love the scape and the gorgs...they kinda make it look full. And the white background is pretty cool too. Makes everything look brighter. Link to comment
RollaJase Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 thanks! PS- nano-reefers from australia make me so jealous! whereabouts are you from? I'm from Adelaide, South Australia. I can't see why you would be jealous though, you have so much more variety in the US, not to mention cheaper prices . We do have awesome weather and great marine parks though . Link to comment
amored Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 I'm from Adelaide, South Australia. I can't see why you would be jealous though, you have so much more variety in the US, not to mention cheaper prices . We do have awesome weather and great marine parks though . maybe so, but you can reasonably hope to go to the GBR at some point in your life! not me Link to comment
RollaJase Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 maybe so, but you can reasonably hope to go to the GBR at some point in your life! not me Yep the GBR was definitely an experience, went up with teh family when i was 12 or 13, spent all day snorkeling with the fishies. I'd love to go back one day but would definitely be getting my scuba license first. I'm sure you'll make it there someday. Link to comment
amored Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 just ordered my last fish for this tank and 4 sexy shrimp from blue zoo. i picked a tailspot blenny instead of the goby/pistol combo, mostly because i've had both before and TSB's are usually very active and have great personalities. they get here on thursday and i'm mad excited! Link to comment
amored Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 so, the tailspot blenny is getting a bit more courageous every day, but he's a little guy and still scares easily. the boyfriend has named him albert, though i've taken to calling him alby since he's so small. oh, and he may be terrified because his first experience in the tank was watching my sixline pick off each and every one of the sexy shrimp systematically over the course of three hours. poor thing spent two days in a box with those guys, only to witness a horrible sexy shrimp genocide. needless to say i am happy i ordered the $8.50 sexies and not the $30 pederson's, since that's entirely too much money to spend on fish food. i'll go with some skunk cleaners that are of an intimidating size to valentine, the sixline dictator. Link to comment
RollaJase Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 so, the tailspot blenny is getting a bit more courageous every day, but he's a little guy and still scares easily. the boyfriend has named him albert, though i've taken to calling him alby since he's so small. oh, and he may be terrified because his first experience in the tank was watching my sixline pick off each and every one of the sexy shrimp systematically over the course of three hours. poor thing spent two days in a box with those guys, only to witness a horrible sexy shrimp genocide. needless to say i am happy i ordered the $8.50 sexies and not the $30 pederson's, since that's entirely too much money to spend on fish food. i'll go with some skunk cleaners that are of an intimidating size to valentine, the sixline dictator. Sorry to hear about the sexy shrimp . I wanted to get some so badly but have never seen them for sale here in Australia. Link to comment
pwfletcher Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Sorry to hear about the sexy shrimp . I wanted to get some so badly but have never seen them for sale here in Australia. Check your barbie ;-) Link to comment
RollaJase Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Check your barbie ;-) Guess I set myself up for that one haha Link to comment
amored Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 anddddd the TSB was dead when i woke up. what the hell?! everything from that order died. i have no idea what happened. he seemed fine... Link to comment
opaquelace Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 maybe so, but you can reasonably hope to go to the GBR at some point in your life! not me I went to the Great Barrier Reef. I was 2, scared of the water, and didn't appreciate the experience Also, sorry about the tailspot blenny. They're fun colors and blennies are great anyway. Sucks. I've never ordered fish before, I usually just buy them at my LFS or have them do a special order for me. Then I let it sit for a week in their tanks and see what happens. Link to comment
amored Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 ordered a large linear blenny and a mated pair of scarlet cleaner shrimp from LA/DD. they get in tomorrow, hopefully the larger sizes mean more robust specimens, because that last order was a sh!tshow. also, i went to claim credit on the TSB that died mysteriously, and of course he died the day after blue zoo's crappy conditional 7 day guarantee. it figures. i've always had great experiences with LA so i'm confident i will have three happy and healthy new tankmates by tomorrow afternoon. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 If you're still looking for a Pedersons shrimp sealifeinc.net has them right now for $14.00. They also have the spotted anemone cleaner shrimp. Goooo! Link to comment
Mkus Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 bah. well someone name me a good active swimmer that's not aggressive, not ugly, and will fit in a 16. 6 line wrasse very active Link to comment
nicholc2 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 My tailspot thinks he's a bada$$. He actually put the clown in his place last night. Link to comment
amored Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 alright everyone, a post finals week update, with some bad news. so, long story short, all 3 of my fish have died from parasitic infections in the last 3 weeks. as soon as i saw signs, i QT'd and treated, and all showed significant improvement, but when i reintroduced them back into the tank, they all died in a week. this was really a bummer for me as i feel i'm far from a novice hobbyist and have kept many difficult animals successfully, but i suppose everyone has their first experience with parasites at some point. (as a note, all fish were QT'd prior to introduction and were fine. this means the parasites were in my tank already, and i suspect the LFS where i purchased my rock as i have since gone back and seen over 75% of their fish sick with parasites or fungal infections) AAAAANYWAY, i have taken this opportunity as a blessing in disguise, as i leave for tokyo in a month and will be gone for the following two. my boyfriend is knowledgable and will be taking care of the tank, but with a bioload of basically zero and no fish to worry about, it will be easier for him. i took the liberty of finding a new LFS, about 40 minutes away in warwick, RI. the tanks are clean and all livestock healthy, so to try them out i picked up a great colony of really unique looking duncans (at least to me, i know some of you have seen everything) and a 2x2" frag of green monti cap. i do believe there is enough lighting for both and they are in the top 1/2 of the tank, directly under a fixture. the monti is fully opened and looks happy after less than an hour in the tank, and the duncans are beginning to open. i will post updated pictures when everyone is happy. lastly, i bought a lot more snails, as i have a bit of GHA appearing. so far they only seem to nom on diatoms though. considering a tuxedo urchin. Link to comment
nidding Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Your tank looks really promising, I think. Sad about your fish though I hope you get back on track when you return. Link to comment
Dr. Pete Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Sorry about your fish. I'm sure you did everything you could. Have a safe trip to Tokyo. Be well. Link to comment
amored Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 quick update. my pair of scarlet cleaner shrimp are spawning! it's pretty neat to watch. all livestock are healthy, though i had a bad experience with a damsel last week (he died, but by my own hand. bought him to see if the parasites were gone, and realized he was eating my dun cans. took the whole tank apart to get the bastard). also redid my scape a bit. water quality is very good- i ordered a phosphate test kit (salifert) and a TDS meter from marinedepot and both are 0! well my TDS is 3, but i think that's okay. however, my green monti cap is still bleaching, no idea why. Link to comment
amored Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 so, hey, i'm back from the dead! here's some updates: 1. i was in tokyo all summer for my preliminary dissertation research. turns out i'm no longer doing my research in tokyo, however, it was a lovely time, and they have some amazing aquariums there! i will post pictures soon. 2. this tank was in rough shape when i returned, but for 2 months i've been nursing it back to health, and i'm pleased to say it's currently the best it's been! very good water params and a bunch of great new corals. 3. i upgraded my light as a birthday present to myself. maxspect razor 16K. at first i didn't like it but now i love the damn thing. best $423 i ever spent. 4. new stock list: CORALS: ricordea garden c/o colin @ aquascapers assorted vice zoas GSP xenia hawkins blue enchinata NPS yellow sea fan (eating rotifers nightly) PS tan gorg candy apple torch vice zoas pot of gold favia 9+heads duncans LIVESTOCK: starry blenny (wilfred) blue neon goby (bert) mated pair skunk/scarlet cleaner shrimp (OC and dee) tuxedo urchin (bowser) assorted CUC (including a porcelain crab, somewhere) PARAMS: SG: 1.025 ph: 8.1 steady dkh: 8.4 (a bit high, cutting back on my dosing) mag: 1300 nitrate: 0.2 ppm phosphate: undetectable FEEDING: fish/critters fed vegetarian pellets/sea greens 3x weekly NPS gorg fed rotifers nightly MAINTENANCE: daily top-offs with RO/DI (manual, my JBJ never worked right...) testing once weekly dose aquavitro reef fuel 2x weekly w/c every week(ish), 4G (25%) with aquavitro salinity pictures coming soon! Link to comment
amored Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 so this tank is about to be a year old! quite a lot has changed over the year, but i have added some things and some things have died/been removed. i added a 3.5" crocea clam from DD about a week ago. it seems to be doing great although it hasn't attached its foot yet. my starry blenny was nipping at the mantle so he went back to the LFS (you are missed, wilfred!) and i got a peaceful banggai cardinal to replace him, who is also doing very well. yesterday i got in a big shipment of corals from DD as an early christmas present to myself. got a great big hunk of magenta stylophora, a big green with pink polyp montipora cap, a purple with red polyp branching montipora, and a big piece of prism favia. my boyfriend has the photography skills so he took some pictures for me. enjoy! current FTS 12/12/13 top-down duncans, ricordea garden, gorgonian, and hawkins blue enchinata DD prism favia ricordea garden (and pot of gold favia) banggai cardinal and prism favia banggai cardinal crocea clam neat-o corner shot crocea clam and hard-to-photograph neon dottyback Link to comment
amored Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Nice looking crocea. thanks! it's doing pretty well but the gosh darned thing won't put it's foot down, haha. i gave it a rock, it didn't like the rock, i moved it to the sand, it fell over… i figure it will find itself a good spot. the vortech was kicking up some sand though so i moved it (the mp10) up a bit and that seemed to help. don't want to clog up the gills. Link to comment
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